Diversity Action Plan

Nbslibn!Ejwfstjuz!Bdujpo!Qmbo Everyone Welcome Markham Diversity Action Plan Welcome The Mayor and Council of Markham The Town of Markham thanks all Participating community organizations include: Girls Incorporated of York Region RAINBOWS Canada participants including: Active Living Alliance Grand Parents Requesting Access & Dignity Society REENA set out on a process of civic self- Afghan Association of Ontario Greater Toronto Kurdish House Region of Peel Afghan-Canadian Senior Centre Hispanic Development Council ReNEW Experienced Worker Program examination and creative prob- John Livey, Chief Administrative Officer African Canadian Social Development Council Hispanic Development Council – Youth Program Retirement Home Associations Jim Baird, Commissioner, Development Services Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada Hong Fook Mental Health Association Richmond Hill Small Business Enterprise Centre lem-solving shortly after the 2006 Alzheimer Society of York Region Human Endeavour Rose of Sharon Andy Taylor, Commissioner, Corporate Services Amici Italian-Canadian Community Association IBM Sanatan Mandir Cultural Centre municipal election. In his inaugu- Catherine Conrad, Town Solicitor Annswell Court Foundation In Search of Justice Schizophrenia Society of Ontario ral address, the Mayor said, “the Victoria McGrath, Director, Sustainability Office ARCH Disability Law Centre Islamic Centre of Vali- e Asre Scouts Canada Armadale Chinese Seniors Association Don Taylor, Manager, Executive Operations Islamic Society of Markham Seneca Centre for Entrepreneurship Association for the Neurologically Disabled of Canada Jamaican Canadian Association Senior Tamil Society of Peel strength of our future lies in recog- Brenda Librecz, Commissioner, Community Association of Jewish Seniors Jamaican Canadian Association – The Mentoring Program Senior’s Residences Seniors for Seniors nizing the energy, determination and Fire Services Autism Society of Ontario Japanese Social Services Service Ontario INFOline Sharon Laing, Director, Human Resources Baha’i Community of Markham Japanese Social Services – Youth Programs Social Club 35 and talents of the new immigrants Bangladesh Awami Society Japanese Support Services Social Services Network Nadine Daley, Manager, Human Resources Bartimaeus Inc. Jehovah’s Witnesses Markham Congregation Somali Youth Association of Toronto who make Markham their home. John Ryerson, Director, Culture Behaviour Management Services of York and Simcoe Jewish Family and Child Services of York Region South Asian Family Support Services Regardless of their birth country, re- Jason Tsien, Community Resources Coordinator Bereaved Families York Region Jewish Immigrant Aid Services South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario - SALCO Big Brothers Big Sisters of York Jewish Women International (Markham-Unionville Chapter) Southern African Jewish Association of Canada – SAJAC Regan Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning gardless of their religion or colour of B’Nai Brith Canada JOIN Network Springtide Resources Inc. Kathleen Graver, former Senior Communications Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf Justice for Children and Youth Support Enhance Access Service Centre (SEAS) skin, they are no less important than Advisor CAASA Kerry’s Place York Residential Program and Community Service Program Tamil Eelam Society of Canada Canada-China Economic & Cultural Centre Moe Hosseini-Ara, Director, Service Excellence, Kids Help Phone Tamil Eelam Society of Canada – Youth Wing those who arrived over 200 years Canadian AIDS Society Kinark Child and Family Services The Access Program Markham Public Library Canadian Association for Community Living Korean Community Center for Multiculturalism (KCCM) The Association of Parent Support Groups In Ontario Inc. ago. To every new resident, I pledge Yolanda Chan, Manager, Angus Glen Library Canadian Association of the Deaf Korean Community Centre for Multiculturalism – KCCM – Youth The Care Guide Lana Miljkovic, Information Services Librarian Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Korean Seniors Citizens Society of Toronto (KSCST) The Cross Cultural Community Services Association - TCCSA tonight to help adapt the services of Canadian Diabetes Association Krasman Centre The Family Resource Centre Fred Whitmarsh, Information Services Librarian the Town of Markham to your needs. Canadian Hearing Society K-W Multicultural Centre The Innovation Synergy Centre in Markham Angela Tse, Acting Manager, Markham Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario The Ontario Society (Coalition) of Senior Citizens’ Organizations To make this Town your Town.” 1 Village Library Canadian Jewish Congress Link Up Employment Services The York Centre Canadian Mental Health Organization - York Region Branch Lupus Ontario Toronto Chinese Community Services Association Andrea Dunn, Information Services Librarian Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB) Markham African Caribbean Association Toronto Seniors’ Council Matt Miller, GIS Analyst Canadian Paraplegic Association Markham Board of Trade Tragic Events Response Team The Mayor’s call for action was Warren Rupnarain, Accessibility Coordinator Canadian Pensioners Concerned – Ontario Markham Chinese Seniors Association Trillium Foundation Contents Canadian Red Cross Society – York Region Branch Cathy Molloy, Manager, Markham Museum Markham Economist and Sun Trinidad and Tobago 50 Plus & Seniors Association of Canada followed by a staff and councillors’ Canadian Tamil Chamber of Commerce Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians (Ontario) Cheryl McConney-Wilson, Diversity Specialist Canadian Tamil Congress Markham Filipino Heritage Group Filipino Canadian Youth Council Under the Banyan Tree Centre for the Developmentally Disabled session at which senior staff deter- Lorne Smith, Community Member and Official Care Watch Toronto Markham Italian Canadian Association Unionville Home Society On Belonging 3 mined to make Markham better Town Historian Carefirst Seniors and Community Services Association Markham Seniors Activity Centre United Synagogue Youth Caribbean Canadian Seniors Club (CCSC) Markham Stouffville Parkinson Support Group United Way of York Region (see contact for Ethno-cultural Peter Fernandez, Consultant serve all of our diverse communities. Catholic Community Services of York Region (CCSYR) Markham Tamil Organization focus group) Prashanth Srichandramohan, Human Resources Centrefor Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Markham Tamil Seniors Association Canada Vedic Cultural Centre Maureen Brown, an internation- Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Markham Youth Theatre Victim Services of York Region Then, As Now 7 Centre for Information and Community Services (CICS) Maytree Foundation Vietnamese Association, Toronto ally recognized expert in inclusivity Centre for Information and Community Services of Ontario Mental Health Works Vietnamese Association, Toronto Youth Program Members of the Inclusivity (formerly known as Diversity) Centre for Information and Community Services of Ontario – Youth Midwives of York Region Vision Youth Leadership Program training, helped our staff to identify Advisory Committee (IAC) as of February 2008 are: Chabad Youth Network Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training Welcome Centre – York Region Branch Now, As Then... 22 CHATS (Community Home Assistance to Seniors) Monarch Women’s Club Women’s Learning Institute issues through Chinese Canadian National Council Muslim Welfare Centre Women’s Support Network of York Region Sheila Birrell, former Town Clerk 12 focus groups and an internal Chinese Canadians for Equity in York Region New Leaf Living and Learning Together Women’s Centre of York Region Catherine Biss, Chief Executive Officer, Markham Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Markham New Path Youth and Family Counselling Services Work On Track @ Seneca Public Libraries Chinese Family Services of Ontario Nin Os Kom Tin Committee Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care Focus On Four 35 diversity survey. We also took advice Janet Carnegie, former Director, Corporate Circle of Care Older Women’s Network Yellow Brick House from the community: the Mayor Comfort Keepers One Parent Families Association of Markham YMCA Business Services Communications & Community Relations, Community Care Access Centre Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors YMCA Markham consulted 35 key leaders; the staff Miriam Comerford, former Manager, Human Resources Community Crisis Response Services What We Offer 45 Ontario Association of Residences Treating Youth York Catholic District School Board Nadine Daley, Manager, Human Resources Compassionate Advantage Inc. Ontario Association on Development Disabilities York Centre for Children, Youth and Families organized 11 more focus groups, Congress of Black Women of Canada – York Region Ontario Early Years Centre – Markham York Child and Family Development Services Mark Ingwersen, District Manager, West Corbrook Ontario March of Dimes York Region Abuse Program with representatives of community Shayne Mintz, former Deputy Chief, Fire and COSTI-IIAS-Family Counselling Services Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA) York Region Accessibility Services Where We Live 49 organizations and individuals from Emergency Services Deaf Blind Ontario Services Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Association, Active Retired York Region Children’s Aid Society Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Care Center (DASA) – York Region York Region Community Foundation (YRCF) Raj Raman, Acting Director,

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